Hestia needs to remove Apache, so it can then reinstall it. How to install the Hestia Control Panel for an Apache/NGINX PHP-FPM web-based config tool Your email has been sent Hestia is a web-based GUI ...

Here's a quick tutorial on how to setup Nginx with PHP support. The key? The installation of fastCGI, aka PHP-FPM, so Nginx can serve PHP files to clients.